EP45 - ADDAMS FAMILY (THANKSGIVING) VALUES
HEY EVERYONE. SO TODAY’S EPISODE IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN I ORIGINALLY PLANNED. I’M SURE YOU CAN HEAR IT IN MY VOICE. I’VE BEEN SICK FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND IT’S TOTALLY SCREWED UP RECORDING SCHEDULES. SO THAT’S A THING. ALSO TODAY IS THANKSGIVING, IF YOU CELEBRATE THAT SORT OF THING, AND SO WHILE THAT DOESN’T STOP ME AT ALL FROM CREATING AN EPISODE, I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO BE LISTENING TO OR LOOKING FOR ONE TODAY.
ALSO WHILE I STRUGGLE WITH THE HISTORY BEHIND THANKSGIVING - THE COLONIALISM AND VIOLENCE - I’M NOT GOING TO LIE AND TELL YOU I DON’T APPRECIATE THE IDEA OF GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS THAT COMES WITH THE HOLIDAY. I ALSO IMMENSELY ENJOY PIE. SO THAT’S MOSTLY WHY I DO THANKSGIVING AT ALL. LIKE MY SISTER IN LAW MAKES THE BEST CHOCOLATE PECAN AND PUMPKIN PIE. IT’S DELICIOUS. IT’S A MINOR DETAIL OF WHY I APPRECIATE THANKSGIVING.
SO, IN COMBINATION OF ALL THESE THINGS: THAT I FEEL LIKE MY VOICE SOUNDS LIKE TRASH, THAT IT’S THANKSGIVING, AND APPARENTLY THAT I JUST WANT TO EAT PIE INSTEAD, HERE’S THE SHORTEST OF EPISODES. LET’S KEEP WITH THE THANKSGIVING THEME, SHALL WE?
I’M MORGAN JAFFE, AND THIS IS BURST YOUR BUBBLE.
I NEVER PLANNED TO DO A THANKSGIVING EPISODE THAT FOCUSED ON NATIVE PEOPLE. IT FEELS LIKE A WEIRD SITUATION OF “HEY, I’M GOING TO DO AN EPISODE ON NATIVE PEOPLE” LIKE THAT’S THE ONLY OPTION OF WHEN TO DO IT, INSINUATING THAT NATIVE CULTURE CAN’T AND SHOULDN’T BE CELEBRATED ALL YEAR. IT’S LIKE ONLY TALKING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTING BLACK VOICES DURING FEBRUARY, OR ONLY CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY DURING MARCH OR ONLY CELEBRATING OR HIGHLIGHTING LATINX VOICES DURING THAT SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH TIME FRAME. BUT SOMEHOW HERE WE ARE - A THANKSGIVING EPISODE. I MEAN, NOT MAYBE A TRADITIONAL ONE, BUT TECHNICALLY A THANKSGIVING EPISODE NONETHELESS.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES? IT’S THE 1993 SEQUEL TO THE 1991 MOVIE. FOR THE MOST PART, THE FILM IS REALLY ABOUT UNCLE FESTER AND HIS WEIRD